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1965 Belgian general election

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FieldValue
election_name1965 Belgian general election
countryBelgium
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1961 Belgian general election
previous_year1961
next_election1968 Belgian general election
next_year1968
seats_for_election212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives
election_date23 May 1965
<!-- CVP -->image1[[File:Pierre Harmel 1965.jpg150x150px]]
leader1Pierre Harmel
leader_since1Candidate for PM
party1Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)
last_election196 seats, 41.46%
seats177
seat_change119
popular_vote11,785,211
percentage134.45%
swing17.01%
<!-- BSP -->image2[[File:Leo_Collard_1968.jpg150x150px]]
leader2Léo Collard
leader_since21959
party2Belgian Socialist Party
last_election284 seats, 36.72%
seats264
seat_change220
popular_vote21,403,107
percentage228.28%
swing28.44%
<!-- PVV -->image3[[File:Omer_Vanaudenhove.jpg150x150px]]
leader3Omer Vanaudenhove
leader_since31961
colour30073CF
party3Freedom and Progress
last_election3New
seats348
seat_change3New
popular_vote31,119,991
percentage321.61%
swing3New
<!-- VU -->image4[[File:No_image.png100x100px]]
leader4Frans Van der Elst
leader_since41955
party4VU
last_election45 seats, 3.46%
seats412
seat_change47
popular_vote4346,860
percentage46.69%
swing43.23%
color4FFFF00
<!-- KPB -->image5[[File:No_image.png100x100px]]
leader5Ernest Burnelle
leader_since51954
party5Communist
last_election55 seats, 3.08%
seats56
seat_change51
popular_vote5247,311
percentage54.77%
swing51.69%
color5
image6[[File:No_image.png100x100px]]
leader6Paul Brien
leader_since61964
party6DéFI
last_election6New
seats63
seat_change6New
popular_vote668,966
percentage61.33%
swing6New
map_image1965 Belgian legislative election results map.svg
map_captionChamber seat distribution by constituency
titleGovernment
posttitleGovernment after election
before_electionLefèvre
before_partyCVP/PSC-BSP/PSB
after_electionHarmel
after_partyCVP/PSC-BSP/PSB

General elections were held in Belgium on 23 May 1965. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 77 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 44 of the 106 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 91.6%. Elections for the nine provincial councils were also held.

The elections followed the implementation of the 1962 language laws. As a result, the Flemish nationalist People's Union made big gains, as well as the new Democratic Front of the Francophones which was founded as a response to the language laws.

The election also followed the founding of the Party for Freedom and Progress, succeeding the Liberal Party. The new party aimed to reach a broader voter base, in which it succeeded by more than doubling its number of seats.

Despite both government parties losing seats, they retained their sizeable majority and continued governing.

Results

Chamber of Representatives

Senate

Constituencies

The distribution of seats among the electoral districts was as follows for the Chamber of Representatives. Seats were reapportioned among the districts due to population growth, which was stronger in Flanders than in Wallonia, and due to several municipalities having been changed to another province following the 1962 language laws. For example, the Comines-Warneton municipalities were transferred from Ypres (West Flanders) to the newly created arrondissement of Mouscron (Hainaut), causing Ypres to lose one seat and Tournai-Ath-Mouscron to gain one seat.

ProvinceArrondissement(s)ChamberChangeTotal212–
AntwerpAntwerp20–
Mechelen6–
Turnhout7+1
LimburgHasselt6+1
Tongeren-Maaseik7+1
East FlandersAalst6–
Oudenaarde3–
Gent-Eeklo13–
Dendermonde4–
Sint-Niklaas4–
West FlandersBruges5–
Roeselare-Tielt5–
Kortrijk6–
Ypres2–1
Veurne-Diksmuide-Ostend5–
BrabantLeuven8+1
Brussels33+1
Nivelles5–
HainautTournai-Ath-Mouscron7+1
Charleroi11–
Thuin3–1
Mons6–1
Soignies4–
LiègeHuy-Waremme4–
Liège14–
Verviers5–1
LuxembourgArlon-Marche-Bastogne3–
Neufchâteau-Virton2–1
NamurNamur5–
Dinant-Philippeville3–1

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p289 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, pp309-311
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p291
  4. https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/abgeordnetenkammer/1965/k%C3%B6nigreich/157536
  5. https://wahlergebnisse.belgium.be/de/election-results/senat/1965/k%C3%B6nigreich/162772
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